One of my clients is an historic nonprofit theater. It opened nearly 100 years ago, went through decades of ups and downs, suffered tragedy and change, and reopened 10 years ago - ostensibly better than ever. As with every nonprofit I serve, they were interested in raising more money. Especially after being shuttered by COVID, they needed to find new donors and re-engage existing ones. So, we joined forces and began working on a revolutionary new project: creating a good old fashioned, printe...
Sometimes fundraising gets a bad rap. Actually, it gets a bad rap most of the time. Hang out with nonprofit leaders anywhere and you'll hear phrases like these:
"Fundraising is hard."
"Nobody likes to fundraise."Â
"We don't have a development person/department."
"There's too much competition/we're all chasing after the same money."
While I don't dispute that fundraising can be a challenge, (just look at how many people and companies are dedicated to helping nonprofits
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